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The Armourer and His Craft; From the XIth to the XVIth Century
by Ffoulkes, Charles
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0486258513
- ISBN 13
- 9780486258515
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About This Item
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1988. Dover Edition (stated) which is an unabridged replication of the work originally published by Methuen & Co., Ltd., London in 1912. Trade paperback. Very good/Very good. Large volume (measuring 8.5 inches by 11.14 inches). xxii, [2], 199, [1] pages. Illustrations. Plates. References. Footnotes. Lists of European Armourers. Short biographies of notable Armourers. List of armourers' marks. Polyglot glossary of words dealing with armour and weapons. Appendices. Index. Minor edge soiling. Charles John ffoulkes (1868-1947) was a British historian, and curator of the Royal Armouries at London. He wrote extensively on medieval arms and armour. ffoulkes was selected as the Curator of the Armouries by his predecessor, Harold Arthur Lee-Dillon, and assumed the office on 1 January 1913. He played an important role in the British Arts and Crafts movement, and was an acquaintance of William Morris. He was subsequently first curator and secretary of the newly formed Imperial War Museum in London. As soon as the armed man realized that iron and steel were the best defences for his body, he would naturally insist that some sort of a guarantee should be given him of the efficacy of the goods supplied by his armourer. This system of proving armour would be effected by using those weapons commonly in use, and these, in the early times, were the sword, the axe, the lance, the bow, and the crossbow. The latter seems to have been the more common forms of proof, though as late as the seventeenth century we have evidence that armour was proved with the "estramaçon" or sword blow. -from "The Proof of Armour". Not a history of defensive armor but rather a guide to the actual making of armor, as well as the regulations that governed the artisans who made it, this is a fascinating-and practical-handbook on the production, selling, and wearing metal traditional medieval body armor. First published in 1912, this classic book-by British historian and author CHARLES JOHN FFOULKES (1868-1947), curator of London's Royal Armouries-draws on records of the time to detail the tools and appliances of the trade, the decoration and cleaning of armor, the use of leather and fabrics, and much more to offer a complete reference for readers of period fiction and history, wargamers, costumers, and anyone fascinated by the craft of the armorer. This replica of the 1912 edition is complete with all of the original diagrams, illustrations, and photos.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78854
- Title
- The Armourer and His Craft; From the XIth to the XVIth Century
- Author
- Ffoulkes, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Dover Edition (stated) which is an unabridged replication of the
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0486258513
- ISBN 13
- 9780486258515
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Armourers, Armour and Weapons, Heaumer's Company, Military Costume, Military Uniforms, Decorations, Fabrics, Metal-working, Manufacturing
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